Crafty Heaven

It's all Wishi Washi at Jellypark!!

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:27:00 +0000

Its my turn to join the challenge team this time with my lovely friends over at the Jellypark Friends challenge blog! This week the theme is "Wishi Washi" (to use Washi tape & office supplies on your card). I have been told that it is national masking tape day!! - I never knew such a day even existed but .... any excuse to craft!!! I don't own any washi tape ( yet!! ) so I ran with the office supplies side to the theme. Boy did I find this card a challenge, I literally left it untill the last minute to make because I had no idea what I was doing, but this is actually one of my favourite cards I have made in a long time!!

I got a bit trigger happy with my stapler - i stapled the chipboard letters on and I stapled the image panel to the card as well. I also added a miniture bulldog clip and some paperclips to make it extra officey. The image I used is the fabulous "dinosaur boy" available here in the Jellypark store. I have of course coloured my image in with my copic markers. The papers are fab, they are by Bazzil Basics and are from the dino-mite range. I kept the card nice and simple to highlight the fabulous image!!

Dont forget, that as well as a new challenge being set on the Jellypark Friends challenge blog, there is a fabulous new digital image today, one of the cutest little nurses I have even seen!! I know this challenge will get you thinking, it sure got me worried for a while, but I hope you come and join in the fun, Im sooo glad I did - I LOVE my card!!!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Allsorts - Card for Man or Boy
My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes
Just Tracys - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Clean & Simple
I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes

New Release at Jellypark

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:02:00 +0000

Well today is release day over at Jellypark, and the lovely Claire is releasing this GORGEOUS little mermaid. Isn't she just the cutest - I adore her!!! She is soooo beautiful, and really easy to colour too - I thought i would try something different and go for very muted pastel colours with my colouring today so this little lady is wearing a rather dashing pink/turquoise number :D

With such a gorgeous image, not much else is really needed on the card, so I finished it off with a doily, a little arrangement of flowers and some digital papers I purchased especially for this little lady - although I have to say she is much prettier than the mermaids in the paper!! If you are loving this little image as much as me, please head on over to Jellypark Friends, the new challenge started today with a theme of "Girly Girl" and we would love it if you could join in. Lots of gorgeous girly goodness to be seen!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Crafter's Companion - Here Comes Summer
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Mother's Day/ Feminine
One Stitch at a Time - Here Comes Summer
The Crazy Challenge - Summer Beach

Some fantastic news!!

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:18:00 +0000

I dont have a card to share with you today, I do have some made - I just couldnt seem to get a nice clear photograph of them, so I will try again later and promise to post them very soon - lots of Wild Rose Studio gorgeousness to come :)

Although I dont have a card to share with you, I do have some FANTASTIC news - well fantastic for me anyway ;). Now my cheeky monkey is starting to sleep a little better and I can manage to get her to sleep from 8pm till midnight,( not sleep through mind you - nooo she still wakes up 2-3 times during the night - yaaawn!!!) I am finally getting my evenings free again so I am really enjoying spending a little time each evening in my little crafty corner again.

To try and keep me motivated and keep me crafting I applied for a few design teams - I never EVER thought that I would actually be accepted onto them - I mean, my poor blog almost died when i had Bethany - no posts for several MONTHS!!!!!! They have all been very understanding though, and ....... I got picked to be on not one but TWO fabulous teams - yay me!! Soooo .... I am now a VERY proud member of

Jellypark

and

Little Claire's

Yay me!!! Lots of lovely craft work to keep me occupied and busy - I am soooo thrilled to be given two amazing opportunities and look forward to working with some truely wonderful people!!! Keep your eyes peeled for some awesome new images popping up on my blog very soon :) x x

Bella with Presents

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:16:00 +0000

Well today I have a card to share with you using some scrummy new Wild Rose Studio goodies. Say hello to Bella - quite possibly the cutest elephant EVER - she is sooo much fun to colour!! There are lots of gorgeous images out featuring Bella, this one is called Bella with Presents and I have teamed her up here with some scrummy Wild Rose Studio Vintage Rose papers. A whole pad full of creams, pinks and browns, I cant help but thing hot chocolate, marshmallows and cream when i look through these papers!!

I have of course coloured Bella in with my copic markers, the papers have all been mounted onto craft, and I am sooo excited about the sentiment - i have literally just discovered that one of my circle nesties perfectly mounts a craftwork cards round message - how cool is that - I love it nestied up in a scalloped circle too. I have a feeling I will be doing this lots on future cards. I finished it off with some sheer ribbon, some mini roses, a cherry blossom and a few gems for a bit of sparkle.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Sketch

Inspired By - Animal Image inspiration

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Stars and Stamps Midweek Throwdown - no glitter - cute characters

Moving Along With The Times - Cute and Cuddly

Little Lilac Ballerina

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Today I have another purple creation to share with you - I do love me some purple!! I have had these Lili of the Valley die-cut images for a very long time now and this is the first one that I have used - now I have used one, I am definately not going to leave them unused for long - they are awesome. I love how quick and easy this card was to make!!

The beautiful papers are Wild Rose Studio - Lilac Mist again, and they have all been mounted up onto purple cardstock - the image has been layered onto a purple Nestabilities - Lacey Squares. Another simple layout really, with the card finished off with a doily, some purple gems and a chipboard number SMOTHERED in purple glitter.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Craft Room - Bling and Glitter

Cupcake Craft - The sound of music

Best Birthday Wishes :)

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:27:00 +0000

Well I am back again and I have another gorgeous Wild Rose Studio image to share today! Don't forget, the Design Team Call is still open over on the Facebook page here. I just love ALL of their products!! This little beauty is Wild Rose Studio - Lady with Wine - a lady after my own heart!! How glam is she!! She has of course been coloured in with my beloved copic markers, and cut out with Nestabilities.

I have used a kraft base for my card and that gorgeous paper is Bo Bunny - Gabrielle, love all the soft colours in this paper pad!! I mounted the image onto a doily, and finished the card off with some faux stitching, pink gems, cherry blossoms, roses, ribbon, a border cut with the fab Tim Holtz Vintage Lace decorative strip die and a mini message.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Bingo - Lace, Gems, Free (flowers)

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

ICopic - Flowers

Wild Rose Studio Lovely in Lilac

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:11:00 +0000

Firstly I would like to apologize for my poor neglected little blog!!! It has been a few months again since I last blogged. I have been up to other bits and bobs here and there that I havent really had the time to craft. Me and my other half have been together for almost 8 years now - and have just got around to booking our wedding - yayness!!! Its all very short notice - hence the lack of blogging, but Im getting married in July - eeeek!

I do have some cards to share though. I really do miss my crafting, it really helps me to relax in the evenings, something I really need to do now I am wedding planning, returning to work and looking after my wee babba too!! I have some gooooorgeous new goodies from WRS to play with, so hopefully I will have more projects to share with you all very soon, but today I have a card using some of my favourite WRS products.

I have used Wild Rose Studio - Lilac Mist papers, and Wild Rose Studio - Granny Relaxing stamp which has of course been coloured in with Copic Markers. I kept the layout of the card quite simple, focusing on the gorgeous image - just like my nan with her cuppa tea!! I simply layered the papers onto some kraft cardstock piercing along the edges for some detail and finished the card off with some Cherry Blossom and Rose flowers, a mini message and some pearls.

If you LOVE Wild Rose Studio as much as me - they currently have a DT call, you can work with tons of the latest goodies as soon as they are released!! Head on over here http://www.facebook.com/wildrosestudioto check it all out.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafts & Me - Light Airy Spring Colours
Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes {Hello Girls!}
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Skater Boy

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Well it isn't often that I get to say this but heck - i really LOVE this card! I think alot of it is to do with its simplicity - ok so there is an AWFUL lot of buttons on it, but other than that it is quite simple. I am trying really hard to work on my colouring this year, I keep seeing awesome artwork out there and just wishing my cards could compare, this image is really great for practising, the dude has a nice big head LOL!!

I used one of my new kraft card blanks, and then simply added 3 strips of Basic Grey Archaic paper - my go to papers for masculine cards. These sadly have nearly all gone too, but I only used scraps for this card, so I must remember to copy this layout in the future!! I cut the image out with circle nestabilities and coloured him with my copic markers. I then stuck him to the card and surrounded him in various buttons I have been collecting for years yet never seem to use. I finished the card with some faux stitching, some orange gems and a rubon sentiment.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - All the Bs (I was totally inspired to dig out those buttons and there is bling on there too in the form of gems)
ABC Christmas - A for Anything Goes
Pixie Dust - We're Going Dotty

Inspirational Notebook

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Well, as I said a few posts back, one of my new years resoloutions was to make some more me time and to try and craft a little bit more. Although I hate sharing the box room with Craig as its sooo cramped and tiny, it is also really lovely because it has meant that I have been able to sit and craft a bit in the evenings while he is busy doing whatever it is that he does on his computer at night!!

To try and keep me a little more organised I thought that I would alter a notebook to keep at my side on my desk to jot little notes, challenges and inspiration in. I couldn't resist using this image when i found it during a clearout - I like to think that is what i look like while catching up with all your beautiful blogs!! I think she is Stamping Bella and she has been coloured once again with copics. The papers are all MMEand I finished off with a button, some ribbon and blingy chipboard alphas :)

I would like to enter my little notebook into the following challenges:
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Glitter
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything Goes
My time to Craft - Favourtie Embellishment ( chipboard alpha, glitter and bling!)

Pink and Blue with a lot of fluff and sparkles

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:48:00 +0000

No - you are not going mad, I have indeed made a christmas card!!! Last year I was absolutely RUBBISH with my Christmas cards, I am thinking the newborn baby thing was a lot of the reason, but still, I knew when she was due so I could have done ALOT better. To try and rectify the situation, I have promised myself to try and make a few Christmas cards each month.

This is another cute little card so there wasnt really much room for embellies. The papers are MME Colourful Christmas and they have all be layered upon black cardstock with the right edges rounded. Quite a simple card really, image is a digi from somewhere and has been coloured with my copic markers, to add some extra detailing I covered the snow in the image with polar white flowersoft and added some 3d glaze to his little eyes and buttons. A little craftwork cards sentiment in the corner with glamour dust sparkle and a sparkling diecut snowflake and little pink rose.

- Sorry about the awful pictures that I have been posting lately!!! The weather outside is .. well frightful lol and it gets dark stupidly early, I have taken to photographing my cards and projects under the daylight lamp which isnt too ideal!!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - Pink and Blue
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes with Blue
Lexi's Creations -Anything Goes

Awesome Dude

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:44:00 +0000

Today I have another card to share with you. This time I made the effort to make a boys card as I do tend to be drawn to all things pink and sparkly! The card is made with a mixture of old, really old and new stash :)

The papers are all Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride - I just love these for male cards but have nearly used them all up :(, the image is Stampavie and is called Skateboard dude which has of course been coloured in with my copic markers, to add a bit of detail I glossy accented the wheels but I am not sure if you can see too well on the picture. I cut the image out with my new square nesties - I know they arent a new product out but I have wanted them for aaaaages and finally got them in the sale - yay!! i then finished the card off with a metal awesome sentiment that I have had for yeaaaaaaaaaaaars and chipboard alpha adding a little bit of bling at the top.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
2 Sisters - Use Metal (awesome sentiment)
Crafty Catz - Use Something New (square nesties)
Stamps R Us - Just kidding around
Dutch Dare - For the Boys

Out with the Old

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

The challenge over at Stamping for the Weekend is out with the old. The perfect challenge to help me use up old stash. I am right in the middle of a sort out at the moment and am trying really hard to organise all my bits together so I can actually find and therefore use it all. - Quite an apt challenge for me really, I am sorting through and trying my little hardest to out with lots of old!!!!! I cant wait to get it all finished, where I share a teeny box room with OH as his study I will hopefully be able to get much more crafting done in the evenings while he is busy doing what it is he does all day long on the computer ;)

This little card is smaller than I usually make but I kinda like it for a bit of a change. All the papers are old scraps that I sorted through, the flower and button are also really old stash. I can't even remember the last time I used a button on a card, my poor blooms have been neglected too since I discovered Wild Orchid Crafts! The image is another favourite of mine from Lili of the Valley and was coloured using my copics with lashings of glamour dust.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Stamping for the Weekend - Out with the Old
Simon Says - Spots &/or Stripes

Lilis Little Fairies

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Ok, so I am back with a card - yay!!! Boy have I missed my crafting, it is just soooo relaxing. I really am going to try super hard to find the time to get creative, its good for the children too - i LOVE how both Ryan and Abigail now have their own little craft box and ask me if I will sit and make cards with them. Creativity is a wonderful thing!!

For my card today, I thought I would choose a challenge and work my way from there to get me back into the swing of things. I was sooo sad to see that in my absence LOTV blog had closed down, then super happy again to see that a new one had started. I do LOVE me those Lili of the Valley images. The challenge that they are holding at the moment is favourite images. Now, I can honestly say that I dont have a favourite, they are all just sooo cute, but I can say that this one is definately in my top 10. Such a pretty image. I kept the layout nice and simple to show it off to its best, just a few of my favourite things added, some kraft cardstock, gorgeous blooms and gems. I had to squeeze a little diecut scalloped border in there too - gotta love my scalloped edges!!! Ooooh and she was of course coloured with my beloved copic markers - boy has it been a long time since i used them, need me some practise i think!!

I would like to enter this lil beauty into the following challenges
Lilis Little Fairies - Favourite Image
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Die Cute Special - The scalloped border and circle sentiment were diecut
Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

A bit of an update :)

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:31:00 +0000

Ok, so firstly it has been suuuuuch a long time since I last posted - naughty naughty blogger - soo long in fact I can barely remember how to blog!! Want to know whats kept me soo busy? .....

... I had me a baby!!! See - thats me in the picture just a few hours after having her LOL!!! My gorgeous little Bethany Rose, she is a little monkey at bedtime, but boy do I love her. She has truely completed my little family.

Seee - how perfect is THAT (well apart from the crazy faces the kiddies are pulling)!!! Boy am I one lucky Mummy!!! Between Bethany and Ryan and Abigail I have sure been kept busy at home.

As you can see from the second picture - my little princess is growing soo fast now, she is 5 months old infact, still not sleeping but I am kinda used to no sleep now!!! I really do miss my crafting and blogging, so have made it my mission for 2012 to take a little bit of time to get creative each week - happy mummy = happy children!!

In order to make room for Bethany I have had to relocate ALL my craft stash into poor Craigs office, so I am now in major stash sort mode, and am looking forward to finally joining you all again getting crafty!! x x

Wild Rose Studio Festive Frolics Blog Hop :)

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Welcome to the Wild Rose Studio FESTIVE FROLICS Blog Hop :-)

Dulcie, the designer and owner of the Wild Rose Studio, has recently released some gorgeous new Christmas stamps and we thought we would celebrate with a hop to show you the new designs and also give you a chance to win some of these lovely stamps too :-)

Join in with the Festive Frolics theme and you will have a chance to win this FABULOUS Grand Prize. You don't have to use a Wild Rose Studio image but if you have one we would love to see it :-)

AND there will be candy at every stop along the way. All you have to do is make a Christmas card/creation and link it with the Linky on the Wild Rose Studio Blog

You have until Monday 17th October 9 am UK time ( 8 am CET ) to join in :-) - I will keep this post at the top of my blog untill then!!

If you arrived here from Sally Ann then you are going in the right direction, if not you will need to start from the Wild Rose Studio Blog

I have used an old favourite for my card - Milton with Bouquet!! I just love all the WRS christmas designs and thought it would be fun to preview one of the older designs so you can see that ALL of the Christmas stamps are adorable!!!

I have of course coloured Milton in with my copics and have added lots of glamour dust to make it extra sparkly - well it is christmas after all!!! The papers used on my card are also from Wild Rose Studio and are from the Milton Christmas paper stack. This is a goooorgeous paper pack, full of lots of pinks and purples as well as the traditional greens and reds. I loooove it! My card was then finished with some faux stitching, some ribbon, a few gems and a mini message from Craftwork Cards.

I am the last stop on the blog hop so from here you will need to head right on back to the WRS blog!!

If you would like a chance to win one of the fantastic Christmas stamps available from the Wild Rose Studio collection then please make sure you leave a comment on all the DT blogs AND make a card with the Festive Frolics theme, which you will need to link with the linky HERE :-)

Thanks for looking , hope you enjoy the hop :-)

LOTV Challenge - I believe in Fairies

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:17:00 +0000

Well .. I have just been DYING to try out my newly found colouring skills I acquired on the LOTV colouring day! Alas, I still have not managed to find the time to colour anything in yet .... Im planning on slipping my markers into the car to take with us on our little holiday next week but shhhh, I haven't told OH that yet!!

As I love LOTV to pieces, and happened to have this little cutie coloured up from last week when i made my notebook, I thought i would plop her on a little card, so I can at least join the LOTV challenge :) Just a super quick post from me today - image is obv LOTV, coloured with copics and papers are all scraps left over from my notebook I made the other day. Infact I think pen colours are the same too as i coloured the images at the same time! Roses are wild orchard crafts coloured with a copic a little bit and the sentiment is the same as yesterday. - See quick post for me!

MMCS Challenge 7 - Favourite Colours

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Thu, 26 May 2011 09:46:00 +0000

This week over at the My Mums Craft Shop Challenge blog, our theme is favourite colours. Now I have looooads of favourite colours, well ... purple and pink. Seeing as my blog is full of purple cards at the moment i decided to go for pink this time, with a little accent of yellow - purely because i loooooooove the papers and wanted to add that cutie of a butterfly!! This week we are sponsored by Meljens Designs and the winner gets to choose 4 digi stamps of their choice - what a fab prize to win!

The design team were lucky enough to be given some gorgeous images to play around with too - I have coloured my little beauty in with my copic markers, and have cut and mounted her up using nestabilites large circles and scalloped circles. Quite a simple little card from me today, I have never made an easel card like this before and have always wanted to have a go at it - I am loving the results!! The papers are all Basic Grey Urban Prairie, and have been paper pierced and run over with a gel pen to look like stitching :) The card is then finished off with a thinking of you pebbles inc rubbon - i thought it quite apt really with that cute lil girl giving the teddy a big hug!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :
Stamps R Us - Going Digital
Creative Stamp Friends - Favourite Colours

Copic colours -
skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
hair: E31, E35, E37
clothes: R000, R81, R83, Y00, Y11, Y13, W1, W3, W5
bear: RV0000, R81, R83, R20
grass and shaddow: YG00, YG03, YG05, G24, Bg0000

MMCS Challenge 6 - Anything but Square

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:58:00 +0000

Well, its Wednesday which means its time for a new challenge over on the My Mums Craft Shop Challenge Blog. This week we have the theme of ' anything by square ' ... basically, as long as it isn't square you can enter the challenge! As always you don't need to make a card to be eligible for the prize, you can enter anything crafty ... my DT entry this week is an altered notebook ... here it is ...

With baby due in 9 weeks time, I figured it was about time I started to get myself organised so i created this gorgeous lil notebook to keep all my DT duties in and to have at hand when I make my cards so I can actually remember what I used on each card as I post them - super handy for me to list copic colours etc in too! Hope you like it ... its currently sat looking pretty next to me on my desk as i write up this post!

The image has been coloured in with my copics (colours listed below now I am super organised and have my lovely notebook!), is of course from TGF and is Stamping Anya - I couldnt NOT use her really could I - i DO love stamps and evidently i seem to love glitter too! The image, the chipboard alpha and all around the edges of the notebook are all COVERED in Icicle stickles glitter glue, I love how its clear but goes teally and coppery in the light, matches those gorgeous First Edition papers perfectly. I have cut the image out using large classic oval and mounted onto a large scalloped oval nesties. To finish the front off I simply added some faux stitching around the edge and a bow to the top made from peach polkadot ribbon i found in my stash. I didnt want to add too much because i know its all gonna fall off!!!

I would like to enter my lil note book into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Not Square
Truly Scrumptious- Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Pennys Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Copic colours -
skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
hair: E31, E35, E37
clothes: BG0000, BG11, YR00, YR02, R20, WO, W3, W5

A little bit of a late My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 5

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Sat, 14 May 2011 09:38:00 +0000

Here is my entry to this weeks MMCS Challenge. Apologies for being soo late posting it - it doesnt help that blogger has been naughty and wouldnt let me in yesterday to play catch up!! I STILL haven't found the time to sort out and unpack my stash into its new home yet - can you believe it!! I have been super tired with this lil bump - or should I say BIG bump!! I have had numerous tests done this time around for various things they think i might have and I gotta growth scan on Monday because they are worried its a lil elephant im carrying around - super excited to see baby again though - yay!! 10 weeks today and she should be here .... well 10 weeks till due date ... its going so quickly now! Back to the card .... here she is ....

Pretty :) The papers are all First Edition and if you look carefully I think you can catch the sparkle on them - LOVE these papers - sooo pretty!! The image is from Stamposaurus and has of course been coloured in with my copic markers. The challenge this week over at MMCS is To Die For ... so i have cut the image out with my Nestabilities - Lacey Squares, and cut the butterflies out using MTF Die-namics Butterflies. I then finished the card off with my scalloped border punch, some paper piercing and some gems to add a little sparkle to the butterflies :)

Speaking of pretties ...... I left the scraps on the table whilst I went to make dinner and look what came walking into the kitchen ...

Cheeky lil monkey only went and made a scrapling with the offcut of the card base!! Saved me clearing the table for dinner though .. she stuck EVERYTHING down on it bless her ... so proud of her card she wanted to make sure i took a picture of hers too - so here is my lil 3 year old Abigail and her entry into the challenge too - she used die-cut butterflies and LOTS of them - if you click it should go bigger so you can see - i didnt have the heart to crop her out of the picture she is FAR too cute if i do say so myself!!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
MMCS - To Die For
Crafts & Me - Punches
Papertake - Fancy A Punch

MMCS Challenge 3 - Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:39:00 +0000

This weeks challenge over at the My Mums Craft Shop Challenge blog is Flowers. You can use any type of flowers you want, ones featured in an image, decoupage, embellies, flowers on the background paper, any flowers you have in your stash, as long as we can see a flower you will be counted!! This week we have an awesome prize too ... the Marianne Designs Chinese Rose Die from the fabby My Mums Craft Shop Store!!!

Now before I show you my card I feel I need to do some explaining! It is a very VERY simple card from me this week! We spent the bank holiday weekend re-arranging the whole house! Well ... over half of it!! Making room for bumpy to arrive we had to move Abigail out of the box room into Ryans room, Ryan into our old room, our old room into the loft ( which was OHs office/my craft room ) and all the stash and the computer into the box room!! Phew!! Just thinking about it makes me tired again! MIL looked after the kiddies for us, so we painted their bedrooms as a nice surprise for them! We now have 2 very beautiful looking childrens bedrooms, but I am yet to sort through my craft stuff so this was made on very limited supplies I'm telling you!!!!

Seeeee ... very simple ... not even a nestie in sight!! Can you believe it!! I couldn't find have my copics either :( so I used ...... E33, E35 for the hair, E000 and R20 for the skin, Y11 and Y13 for the clothes and R20 and RV04 for the skirt - seriously - only 7 pens!! So dont look tooo closely at the colouring LOL!!! To try and make a simple card look a lil better I did some paper piercing around the edges, added the 13 in the corner so I could give it to my cousin who turns teenager today and lots and LOTS of flowers! Now flowers i COULD find so i sort of added billions - I even covered the bow in here hair with a few to match! The papers are .. Basic Grey for the butterfly one and craft work cards the pink one, a very bright combo I know but where the card is soo simple I thought it would work ok. - When i say I had limited supplies .... i was going to take a side shot to show you but the battery died .. my card is soooo high ... i couldn't find any glue or tape to stick it together with so everything is mounted onto the card with foam pads LOL its inches high - thank goodness I dont need to post it!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
MMCS - Flowers
Stamptacular Sunday - Pile it on
One Crazy Stamper - April Flowers

MMCS Challenge 2 - All that Glitters

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000

It's challenge 2 over on the My Mums Craft Shop Challenge Blog today, and the challenge is ... All that Glitters. Well I can tell you BOY does my card glitter today! I have tried really hard to capture it in all its sparkliness .. I think you can just about see it if you look hard enough!! The prize for this weeks challenge is a £10 voucher to be spent here in My Mums Craft Shop. Sooo many scrummy goodies it's gotta be worth an entry right .. infact I have used lots of yummy goodies from the shop on my card!!

The papers are both totally scrummy!! They are COVERED in glitter and come from the 6x6 First Edition Spring Fever paper pad. The image is the beautiful Wild Rose Studio - Mia with Flower and she has of course been coloured in the Copic Markers, I will pop a list of the colours I have used at the bottom of this post as I have surprisingly had a few people ask me how i colour my images!!!! The image has been cut out using Nestabilities - Classic Circles and mounted onto a Nestablilites - Classic Scalloped Circles. The gorgeous lace is Prima Alencon Lace and the Happy Birthday is a Craftwork Cards Tiny Sentiment that has been mounted onto both the First Edition paper and kraft cardstock. I finished the card with a large rose and some blooms coloured with the same copics as the image, some gems, die cut butterflies and ooodles and oodles of Crystal Stickles - i literally smothered the card in the stuff ... the image got glittered and the blooms and rose too!!!!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
MMCS - All that Glitters
Crafty Calendar - April Showers Bring Forth May Flowers
By The Cute & Girly - Cute & Girly
Flutter By - Soft Pastel Colours
The Paper Variety - Flowers
Paper Romance - Paper Flowers
Little Miss Muffet - Glitter & Shine

Copic Markers Used : E000, E00, E11, E31, E33, E35, R00, R20, R22, W1, W3, G22, G24

It;'s your Birthday - Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Another card to share today, this time featuring an ADORABLE Lili of the Valley image. Ooooh, how i love those stamps!! I actually love them all, the girly ones, the cute ones, the ones for guys ... i dunno what i would do without them!! This is the first time I have inked up this lil cutie, just perfect for Dad/Uncle/Grandad cards don't you think!!

I have coloured the little cutie in with my copics to match the Basic Grey Archaic papers. I haven't used these papers in a loooooong time, I just love them for male cards though, and the greens seemed to match the image beautifully! Nice and simple one from me today, image cut with oval and scalloped oval nesties, papers layered onto kraft cardstock then just some string, a mini message and some chipboard alphas to finish it off.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Lili of the Valley - Happy Birthday
Little Claire's - Animals
Crafty Catz - Furry Friends
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - One for the Boys
Card Ideas - Let's Hear It For the Guys
Just Add Ink - JAI 64: Chocolate wrapper colour combo {mint choc..yuuuuuummmmmmmm}

Happy Birthday Flower Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:14:00 +0000

Today I have a gorgeous lil card to share with you that I made for my cousins birthday using lots of yumminess available from My Mums Craft Shop. Before I show you the piccy though I need to apologize for the photo!! My laptop has died on me ... the battery has been rubbish for ages, we have had to solely rely on the charger when using it and yesterday ... well lets just say there was smoke a funny smell and sparks so that is now buried in the bottom of the bin!!!! No files, no photoshop - how will i survive!!!! Hopefully when we replace the charger/battery I will be able to edit pictures properly and change them all over then ... soooo here is the cardage :)

Sooo pretty!! I love the freshness of this card if i do say so myself!! The image is Stampavie - Flower Girl and she has of course been coloured in with my copics. Im trying desperately to get in lots of practise before i attend my colouring course - sooo excited!! The image has been cut out using Classic Standard Circle and Classic Scalloped Circle nesties. Those scrummy papers are just to die for!! They are from the First Edition - Spring Fever paper pad, the card has then been finished off with a STUNNING Prima Gwendolns - Bluebird flower in yellow, some Gardenia Blossoms, Prima Bling and a craftwork cards tiny sentiment. As it was in the shape of a little tag i thought i would punch a little hole in it and hang it from the ribbon - cute right?

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Totally PaperCrafts -Springtime
Creative Card Crew - Spring
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

New Echo Park Yumminess

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:13:00 +0000

Just a little post to let you know that the new Echo Park 6x6 pads are now in stock over at My Mums Craft Shop. To celebrate, head over the the MMCS Blog for a chance to win your favourite paper pad for free ... just pop over and leave a comment - simples!!

My favourite design is probably this one ........ Springtime,

but then i also love this one too .......Be Mine

ooooh they are so impossible to choose between!! Head on over to the MMCS Blog for a chance to win your very own pad of lushness now!!!

MMCS Challenge 1 - Anything Goes

noreply@blogger.com (Zoe xx) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:22:00 +0000

Ooooooh, its an exciting day today ... the very first challenge has gone live on the My Mums Craft Shop Challenge blog - yay!! The first challenge is "Anything Goes" - no excuse not to enter - especially when we have such an awesome prize available .... CC Designs Fall Birgitta Stamp & Everyday Circle Sentiments!!!! Plus there is a DT call too!!

Here is the card that I have made for the first challenge. I was completely inspired by the fabulous weather that we have been having there last few days when making this, so it is very soft, sparkly and pretty!! I have used some gorgeous sparkly DCWV papers piered around the edges and layered them onto some pink cardstock distressing the edges, you can just about spot my favourite scalloped border punch thrown in there too!! The stamp is of course Penny Black ... sooo cute, this lil beauty is You Are The Bestest and is a self cling unmounted stamp - such a reasonable price for a large PB beauty!! I have of course coloured the image in with my copics, and have cut the image out using a Nestablities - Lacey Square - I LOVE the little detail this die gives to the edge of the image!!!! I then added more sparkle with a border of pink gems around the image and finished with a sentiment made from doodlebug rubbons.

Please do join in the challenge ... who knows - by adding DT at the end of your linky you can come join me on the DT :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :
My Mums Craft Shop - Anything Goes
Penny Black - Say it with Flowers
A Spoonfull of Sugar - All Creatures Great & Small
Paper Play Challenges - Critters
Craft Challenge - Animals/Pets